Find out how popular the last name Nusbaum is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Nusbaum.

Nusbaum, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Nusbaum surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nusbaum in America

Nusbaum is the 11576th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nusbaum surname appeared 2,716 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Nusbaum.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nusbaum to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Nusbaum

The surname Nusbaum is of German origin, derived from the words "nuss" meaning nut and "baum" meaning tree. It likely originated in the 14th or 15th century as a descriptive name for someone who lived near a nut tree or worked with nuts.

In its earliest recorded form, the name was spelled "Nuszbaum" or "Nussbaum" in various German regions. It can be traced back to areas such as Bavaria, Saxony, and Swabia, where it was commonly found in medieval records and documents.

One of the earliest known references to the name Nusbaum is in the Heidelberg tax records from the late 15th century, where a "Hans Nuszbaum" is listed as a resident. Another early mention is in the Nuremberg city archives from the 16th century, which includes a "Jorg Nussbaum" among its citizens.

Notable individuals with the surname Nusbaum throughout history include Johann Nusbaum (1571-1629), a German composer and organist who served at the court of the Elector of Saxony. There was also Heinrich Nusbaum (1630-1698), a prominent Lutheran theologian and author from Königsberg (now Kaliningrad).

In the 19th century, Julius Nusbaum (1834-1900) was a German-American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Another notable figure was Otto Nusbaum (1869-1944), a German-born American actor and vaudeville performer known for his comedic roles on stage and in early films.

One of the earliest recorded spellings of the name in English-speaking regions is found in the colonial records of Pennsylvania, where a "Jacob Nusbaum" is listed as an immigrant from Germany in the late 17th century.

While the name Nusbaum is relatively uncommon today, it has a rich historical background and can be traced back to its German roots as a descriptive surname related to nut trees.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nusbaum

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Nusbaum.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Nusbaum was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Nusbaum has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Nusbaum was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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